Cylinder for washing-machines.



0. K. OPPEN.

CYLINDER FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1915.

Patented Oct. 19, 1915.

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0. K. OPPEN.

CYLINDER FOR WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17. IBIS.

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ful Improvements in Cylinders for lVashingMachines; and I do declare the "follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, ach as will enable others skilled in the art to which it make and use the same.

appertainsto My invention relates to improvementsin washing machines, and more particularly to cylinders to be rotated in receptacles of water or other cleaning-liquid i The object of the inventionis to improve upon the general construction of such cylin ders to such an extent as to provide adevieewhich although being of comparatively simple construction, will beextremely eflicien'tf in operation.

With this general object vention resides in certain novel features of construction and in the unique combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed. 3

In describing the invention, I shall refer to the accompanying drawings wherein Figure I is an end view of a cylinder constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same disposed for use in a receptacle, the latter being shown in vertical section; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cylinder with the receptacle in section; Fig. 3

is a vertical transverse section as seen along the plane indicated by the line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken substantially along the line H of Fig. 3a

In these drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates broadly the washing cylinder wherein resides the gist of the present invention. The cylinder 1 is composed of a pair of end walls 2, and a plurality of slats or the like 3 leading longitudinally from one end wall 2 to the other, these slats constituting the curved wall of the cylinder. At points spaced circumferentially around the same, this curved wall is provided with gaps 4 disposed lon-. gitudinally, a trio of such gaps being shown in the present application although any pre-- ferred number could well be provided.

The cylinder 1, when applied to use, is to be rotated only in the direction indicated'by the arrow in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings,

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edges thereof. Extending inwardly from the front edges of these gaps and disposed at flanges 5, while the rear edges of said gaps are the gratings 6 whichmay be in the form disclosed in'the i the opposite edges of the gaps 4: being there I I fore-hereinafter termed the front and rear substantially right angles to the curved wall 1s a trio of' clothes lifting? prQ ectmg inwardly froInr drawings or of any other preferred design Leading rearw'ardly'f rom' theinner edgeportion of each-flange '5' predetermined point, is a dashboard 7 at a point spaced outwardly .towardlthe curvedwall of the cylinder from the aforesaid point at which is secured to the The entire cylinder is disposed J in a arrow in'the drawings by the provision of the crank 10 ,thepulley1'1, 0r by any other preferred motivev power. In operation, the.

lied with water until the and secured thereto at Z whlch continues to thelni mediatel-y adjacentgrating 6, it being secured to the latter slightly above the upper edge of the lowermost clothes lifting flange 5, whereupon the clothes to be washed are deposited in the cylinder 1, care being taken to only approximately half fillsaid cylinder, whereby only into action upon the first fraction of a revolifting flanges 5, whereupon they will slidefrom these flanges and will fall onto the dash boards 7 as the latter approach positions atthe lower side of the cylinder." From these dash boards 7, the clothes slide rearthey are now moved rearwardly by the wardly onto the slats 3, upon which slats streams of water forced through the gratings 6, until they come in contact with other flanges 5, whereupon the same operation is repeated. It has been found by actual tests, f 7

that acylinder constructed in the manner set forth and operating as described, will:

effectively remove all dirt and the like from clothes with comparative ease. The efficiency of the machine depends not only upon the so 7' the two lowermost lifting flanges 5 will come falling of the clothes from the several clothes lifters onto the dash boards, but upon the fact that they are. suddenly forced rearwardly against said lifters by the jets of water entering through the gratings or the like. In addition to these jets producing a rinsing effect upon the articles being washed, they effectively seat the same upon the lifters 5, whereupon the latter may actuate more effectively than they could otherwise.

Altltoughthe cylinder 1 may be provided with any preferred means for allowing the clothes or the like to be deposited therein, the end walls 2 are preferably made sectional as shown in the drawings, and two of the dash boards 7 are split longitudinally, the two portions of one of said boards being hingedly connected, while any preferred type of latch means is provided for connecting such portions of the other board. By this construction, the latching means may be released whereupon a portion of the cylinder wall may be raised, thereby readily allowing access into said cylinder.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be evident that although extremely simple construction has been provided for carrying out the object of the invention, the complete machine will be highly efiicient in operation.

Particular emphasis is laid upon the pro vision of the circumferentially spaced clothes lifters and the water inlets disposed forwardly from said lifters and delivering toward the same; upon these features in combination with the circumferentially spaced dash boardsleading forwardly from the several waterinlets to the clothes lifters, and upon the general construction of the entire device. 7

In the drawings, certain specific details of construction have been shown for accomplishing probably the best results, and in the foregoing such details have been described, but it will be evident that 1 need not be limited thereto otherwise than to the extent to which the appended claim restricts I claim A washing cylinder to be rotated in one direction in a receptacle of water and having a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending gaps in its curved wall, longitudinally disposed lifting flanges extending inwardly from the front edges of the gaps and lying substantially at right angles to said curved wall of the cylinder, gratings extending inwardly from the rear edges of the gaps, and dash boards leading rearwardly from predetermined points on the flanges to the gratings.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OLE K. OPPEN.

VVit-nesses WALLACE REID, D. MILBERG.

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